Cookies Policy

Cookies are tiny, non-malicious text files that are downloaded to a device when certain web pages are visited. On each subsequent visit to a website, cookies are then sent back to the originating website, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and therefore make the browsing experience more efficient.

We, the International ISBN Agency (IIA), use two different types of cookies on our websites (www.isbn-international.org and www.grp.isbn-international.org): Technical Cookies and Analytical Cookies. Some of the cookies that we use last a very short time and others are more persistent. The first time you visit our site, we will ask for your consent to set our technical and analytical cookies on your device for the purposes specified below.

We do not use marketing cookies on any of our sites.

Technical cookies

Technical cookies are essential in allowing our sites to function correctly so that we can provide the services that are offered to and requested by a user. They are useful in that they enable us to remember information about you so that you don’t have to keep giving it to us again and again. 

You can refuse technical cookies by changing the cookie settings in your browser and blocking cookies from a specific site. If you do so, you will still be able to navigate the public parts of our site, but, if you are a registered user, you will not be able to log in using your account and will not have access to any of the private areas of the site. This may mean, for example, that on our Global Register of Publishers you can only carry out simple searches that yield limited details and cannot access the “Advanced Search” areas.

Name

Purpose

Type

Expiration time

Example of value

cookie-agreed

cookie-agreed-version

Technical: used to store user's consent regarding cookies

Persistent cookie, first-party cookie

100 days

2

has_js

Technical: used to determine whether or not JavaScript is enabled

Session cookie, first-party cookie

End of session

1

SSESS[random string]

Technical: authentication cookie

Session cookie, first-party cookie

23 days

PS6E9ZOuWe-hTeGXO6P121k3DpN_FR8UOxKI5cTOEYg

Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight Technical: Drupal sets this cookie to store user interface preferences Persistent cookie, first-party cookie 1 year 0

 

Analytical cookies

These are used to collect information about how visitors use our site, including their approximate geographical location. We use the information to compile statistics about our site (e.g. to estimate our overall audience size, to calculate how many visitors are from Guatemala, etc.) and to make improvements to its overall operation and functionality.  We send certain pieces of information that we collect through these cookies to Google – the IP address, operating system, browser type of the user, the referring site and each page the user visits. Any IP addresses that we send are anonymised and do not identify any individual.

You can find out more about Google Analytics cookies, including the confidentiality and security of data by visiting https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. You have the option to refuse analytical cookies on our site. If you do so, this will have no impact on your ability to use our site.

Name

Purpose

Type

Expiration time

Example of value

_ga

Google Analytics: used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website

Persistent cookie, first-party cookie

2 years

GA1.2.1629260805.1529413075

_gat

Google Analytics: used to throttle request rate

Persistent cookie, first-party cookie

1 minute

1

_gid

Google Analytics: used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website

Persistent cookie, first-party cookie

24 hours

GA1.2.1174087130.1529413075

 

How do I control my cookies?

When you first visit our site, we will inform you that we use cookies and we will ask for your consent to use analytical cookies. You can choose whether to accept analytical cookies directly on our site. Your browser will then retain your choice until either the next time you clear the cookies or after 100 days at the latest. When either of those occurs you will then need to choose again.

If you do not wish to accept technical cookies then you will need to make adjustments to your browser settings, but, as explained above, there may be impacts on your experience with our site if you refuse certain cookies.

You can always change your mind and make changes to your cookie consent through your browser or device settings - check the Help section in your browser for more information.

Below you will find links to instructions to disable cookies in some of the most popular browsers, made available by the relevant support services:

  • Chrome

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

  • Firefox

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer

  • Internet Explorer

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

  • Safari

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac